Rao's character, Izzy Garcia, was a fan-favorite from the beginning and represented the first female Green Ranger. RELATED: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Reveals Why Zordon Is a Horrible Leader I'm so lucky to get to have this opportunity," Rao concluded.
So I think it didn't really wasn't like, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to have to play this character,' but then once it started happening, and I started really realizing the weight of it, I was like, 'Oh wow, this is such an honor. Which as you can see, I agreed to in the end, but yeah. So I assumed it was probably quite a big deal, but I think for me that actually, the scarier part was having to cut my hair. "I didn't realize either that it was the first in the TV history. The other part, I was like, that's awesome. Rao went on to highlight the work of the writers, emphasizing that they deserve credit. "I have to credit Simon, our executive producer, for those choices, but I'm just so stoked to be involved." She continued by recalling how she found out about the reveal through email. "They said, 'Just a heads up, your character's going to have to cut her hair, and she's going to be part of the LGBTQ+ community.' And I was like, okay, well all good with the second one, but cutting my hair? What? That felt scarier to me. RELATED: Every New Character Coming to Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Season 4 I just feel so proud to be a part of it." I don't think that it's the only part of Izzy that's important, I think it's just part of her identity, but I also can totally respect and appreciate how big of a moment this is, and I'm really proud. "It's one of the most powerful things that we can do as performers is tell the stories of people that haven't been told either at all or correctly or enough, and there are a lot of stories like that out there, not just this one. So I think for me being able to have my first big role have such an important part of it like that.
This story is what made me, and continues to make me want to do this job," Rao told ComicBook. After 28 years, Power Rangers Dino Fury introduced the franchise's first LGBTQ+ Ranger on television in the episode "The Matchmaker." Green Ranger, Tessa Rao, discussed how it feels to represent the community.
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